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I (No Model.)

E. S. S TIMPSON.

LOOM TEMPLE.

Patented July 30, 1895.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ED WVARD S STIMPSON, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE DUTOHERTEMPLE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

LOOM-TEMPLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 543,788, dated July 30,1895. Application filed May 20, 1895. Serial No. 549,913. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. STIMPsON, of Hopedale, county ofWorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inLoom-Temples, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and figures onthe drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object the production of aloom-temple ofsimple and strong construction, wherein the cap and pod for the usualtemple-roll are held in operative position by a single connection, whichcan be quickly withdrawn when it is desired to have access to thetemple-roll.

In this class of temples the cap entirelysupports the journals for thetemple-roll and is subjected to great strain, and the constructionhereinafter described prevents lateral or twisting strain of the caprelatively to the 'pod without preventing tripping of the cap up andaway from the pod to lift the roll therefrom, the locking deviceengaging simultaneously oppositely-located adjacent abutments on the podand cap when the temple is in use.

Figure l is a plan view of a temple embodying rnyinvention. Fig. 2 is aninner side view of the pod and cap, taken on the line 00 m, Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a transverse sectional view thereof on the line oo'ac, Fig. 1,looking to the right; and Fig. at is a perspective view of the pod andcap unlocked, showing the latter lifted and turned back to permit accessto the temple-roll.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1, A is a plate, slotted at A'to receivea suitable screw or bolt by which it may be adjustably attached to'thebreast-beam of a 100m. The plate A is adapted to receive thetemple-shank a, the outer end of which is'enlarged to present an uprightpart a of the casting, of which the pod 1) forms a part, the uprightbeing located at one side of the inner end of the pod.

As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the upright is cut away at its innervertical side to form an abutment a having a groove therein,-preferablyscrew-threaded, as at of, a like threaded groove, as 0 being formed inthe inner face 0 of the enlarged end 0 of the cap 0.

as shown in Fig. 4, and by dotted lines, Fig. 3.

When the cap is closed over the pod, as shown in Fig. 2, the threadedgrooves a c are brought opposite each other, completing a threaded holeor seat to receive a locking device, preferably a screw, as d, thethreaded hole therefor being preferably located between the outer end ofthe cap and a vertical line passing through the pivot 5.

When the locking device d is in place, the cap 0 is rigidly held frommovement on its pivot, and lateral strain or twisting of the cap isprevented by the abutment a and by the sides of the slot a engaging thecar 0 Preferably the top of the upright a is circularly grooved at a toco-operate with a like groove c in the top of the cap end, concentric tothe threaded opening a 0 to re ceive the annular flange d on the underside of the head 01 of the looking or retaining screw.

The shoulders 2 and 3 of the upright a form a limiting stop and seatforthe pivoted end of the cap when in operative position,whereon it isrigidly held by the retaining-screw d, as if the cap and pod were asingle casting.

While I have herein shown the temple-roll as supported in the cap, itwill be obvious that it may be supported in the pod without in the leastaltering the construction, opera-' tion, or arrangement of the templeherein shown, and such reversal comes entirely within the spirit andscope of my invention, and my invention is not limited to the shape ofthe stand and shank carrying the head containing the roll.

The cap and pod are of usual shape, and the locking-screw is notsubjected to any lateral or twisting strain.

WVhile for the sake of strength and convenience I prefer to thread thewalls of the separable seat and to use a locking-screw therewith, itwill be obvious that the threading-of the seat may be omitted and asmooth locking-pin used without departing from my invcntion.

I clain1 1. In a loom temple, a pod, a cap pivoted thereto, a separableseat formed in the pod and cap at right angles to the cap pivot, and

a locking device to simultaneously engage the parts of the seat andprevent vertical separation of the cap from the pod, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a loom temple, a pod, a cap pivoted thereto, a longitudinallyseparable threaded seat formed in the pod and cap at substantially rightangles to the cap pivot, and a locking screw to simultaneously engagethe threads in the parts of the seat and prevent vertical movement ofthe cap, substantially as described.

3. In a loom temple, a pod having an abutment at its inner end, a cap,having an enlarged inner end and pivoted to the pod adjacent theabutment, a threaded groove in the face of the abutment and a similargroove in the adjacent face of the cap, to form a threaded hole when thecap is closed, and a screw to enter the hole so formed and lock the capfrom vertical movement, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD S. STIMPSON. \Vitnesses:

FRANK J. BUTCHER, GEORGE EJSTIMPsON.

